ODFW reports that the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission signed off on two of three tribal agreements on fish and wildlife management with the state, delaying approval of the third till August "to allow more time for coordination, including discussion between...
Oregon Coast fall salmon fishery proposals are beginning to emerge from the fog, with overall less restrictive wild Chinook seasons than last year on the table, along with a chance to fish the nearshore Chetco, Elk and Sixes Bubbles for the...
Suggestions can be related to specific game species, permits, access, or general game management. Suggestions submitted during the scoping period will play a role in the Department deciding which hunting rule change proposals should move forward in the rule making process....
An Evergreen State sportsmen's organization has filed a lawsuit against Governor Inslee and five of his appointees to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and seeks to replace them with vetted and more hunter- and angler-friendly members....
A rule that would have permanently closed the Quillayute and Hoh systems to steelheading in April was nixed by WDFW at the last moment after sharp criticism of the proposal and process....
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider adopting agreements on managing fish and wildlife resources with three tribal confederations, as well as take up other matters, at its meeting this week in Newport....
Colorado has formally requested to begin discussions with Washington about donating wolves for the Rocky Mountain state's voter-mandated wolf reintroduction, and a Fish and Wildlife Commission subcommittee will take up the topic later this month....
Tribal comanagers are "deeply disappointed" by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission's "surprise" announcement this spring that a new draft conservation policy for the governor-appointed panel and WDFW is out for public comment and say they weren't consulted in the working...
Talk about an automatic Jackass of the Month candidate. A bank angler camping at Crane Prairie Reservoir, a popular trout and bass fishery southwest of Bend, yesterday afternoon allegedly shot at three fishermen in a boat and then at a Deschutes...
WDFW's use of the North of Falcon salmon-season-setting process to quietly and permanently close a pair of Forks-area wild steelhead systems to fishing in April is generating a lot of pushback as public comment on the matter wraps up later today....
Spring Chinook anglers will be able to fish a short stretch of the Wenatchee River at Leavenworth near the mouth of Icicle Creek for hatchery kings starting Friday, June 9....
You'll need to buy a license to fish for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut as well as harvest clams, oysters and other shellfish on Washington's June 10-11 Free Fishing Weekend, making the annual once-a-year event not so free anymore....